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b_auspolIndigenous - Aboriginal Party of Australia
Website: https://www.indigenouspartyofaustralia.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PartyIndigenous
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Indigenous-Aboriginal/100078153177920/
(My review for the 2022 Federal Election)
The Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia emerged at the 2022 federal election. They’re an Aboriginal run party specifically focused on community issues. Their policy platform is not broad, but it is very tightly focused on situations where there is a lot of disadvantage.
Party Analysis
The IAPA are focused on river health, particularly of the Baaka (Darling River) and the Martuwarra (Fitzroy River in WA) and on governments paying attention to local cultural views around the rivers and water usage. They want all of the riverine systems in Australia restored to full health.
In terms of their policies about indigenous kids: IAPA are understandably concerned about the numbers of children in state care and in juvenile detention, especially given generational trauma surrounding this. They want kids not removed from families unless there is immediate risk; children who are removed placed in kinship care; high risk families supported by community Elders or Indigenous peers with appropriate training; and a recognition that neglect is usually caused by poverty and can be repaired by addressing the causes of poverty. They do not want any children placed in juvenile detention facilities and cite the extraordinarily high incarceration statistics and the fact that most kids who offend while in the care of the state.
IAPA also want Indigenous schools for their children focusing on cultural identity and sense of belonging, and that are designed to help connect school refusing kids to education and culture. They don’t like NAPLAN.
In terms of incarceration: IAPA wants to end Indigenous incarceration for everything but the most serious offences, and to replace this with community service and fines. They also want fines indexed to income.
They do have a housing policy! It’s for better housing for Indigenous people through Australia, particularly in regional and remote areas. But while affordability is on the radar like for everyone else, the requests here are for better basic construction techniques, better basic services available, and housing designed for the weather and usage of the community. They would also like the new housing to be designed and built by members of that remote community to train skills and provide jobs.
IAPA want protections for sacred sites to be able to be renegotiated on obtaining new information. They want more traditional land management and caring for country, more involvement of traditional custodians over managing resources including water and food production.
And finally, IAPA still want a treaty and constitutional recognition, and they want more Indigenous people in parliament as representatives.
Is this party trying to kill me?
Absolutely not. The party is in fact very focused on trying to save lives, particularly incarcerated ones.
Is this party trying to harm me?
Not at all.
Conclusion:
IAPA as a party are strongly focused on Aboriginal issues, and as is often the case when that comes up, it becomes obvious that many of their requests are still about trying to improve significant hardships in their community. They have a strong focus on reducing the number of Aboriginal people in custody and in connecting their communities to services, as well as caring for Country.
I was glad to see the party celebrating some wins on their policy page from last election: a free Indigenous suicide prevention line with cultural support; and the federal government now owning the copyright to the Aboriginal flag.
Website: https://www.indigenouspartyofaustralia.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PartyIndigenous
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Indigenous-Aboriginal/100078153177920/
(My review for the 2022 Federal Election)
The Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia emerged at the 2022 federal election. They’re an Aboriginal run party specifically focused on community issues. Their policy platform is not broad, but it is very tightly focused on situations where there is a lot of disadvantage.
Party Analysis
The IAPA are focused on river health, particularly of the Baaka (Darling River) and the Martuwarra (Fitzroy River in WA) and on governments paying attention to local cultural views around the rivers and water usage. They want all of the riverine systems in Australia restored to full health.
In terms of their policies about indigenous kids: IAPA are understandably concerned about the numbers of children in state care and in juvenile detention, especially given generational trauma surrounding this. They want kids not removed from families unless there is immediate risk; children who are removed placed in kinship care; high risk families supported by community Elders or Indigenous peers with appropriate training; and a recognition that neglect is usually caused by poverty and can be repaired by addressing the causes of poverty. They do not want any children placed in juvenile detention facilities and cite the extraordinarily high incarceration statistics and the fact that most kids who offend while in the care of the state.
IAPA also want Indigenous schools for their children focusing on cultural identity and sense of belonging, and that are designed to help connect school refusing kids to education and culture. They don’t like NAPLAN.
In terms of incarceration: IAPA wants to end Indigenous incarceration for everything but the most serious offences, and to replace this with community service and fines. They also want fines indexed to income.
They do have a housing policy! It’s for better housing for Indigenous people through Australia, particularly in regional and remote areas. But while affordability is on the radar like for everyone else, the requests here are for better basic construction techniques, better basic services available, and housing designed for the weather and usage of the community. They would also like the new housing to be designed and built by members of that remote community to train skills and provide jobs.
IAPA want protections for sacred sites to be able to be renegotiated on obtaining new information. They want more traditional land management and caring for country, more involvement of traditional custodians over managing resources including water and food production.
And finally, IAPA still want a treaty and constitutional recognition, and they want more Indigenous people in parliament as representatives.
Is this party trying to kill me?
Absolutely not. The party is in fact very focused on trying to save lives, particularly incarcerated ones.
Is this party trying to harm me?
Not at all.
Conclusion:
IAPA as a party are strongly focused on Aboriginal issues, and as is often the case when that comes up, it becomes obvious that many of their requests are still about trying to improve significant hardships in their community. They have a strong focus on reducing the number of Aboriginal people in custody and in connecting their communities to services, as well as caring for Country.
I was glad to see the party celebrating some wins on their policy page from last election: a free Indigenous suicide prevention line with cultural support; and the federal government now owning the copyright to the Aboriginal flag.
